Subject: Daily Skimm: There is no word for thank you in Dothraki
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Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 06:22:18 -0500 (EST)

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DECEMB=R 11, 2018

Skimm'd while not settlin= for gift cards

QUOTE O= THE DAY

"I feel it's time to let everyone know that my marria=e is over" – A woman<=a> who married a pirate ghost is apparently calling things off. Not the ki=d of ghosting you hear about these days.

MAYDAY

The Story

UK lawmakers were supposed to vote today on Prime Min=ster Theresa May's Brexit plan. That's not happening anymore.

Back up.

In 2016, the UK voted to no longer be part of the EU =nd all that comes with it – immigrants, rules, etc. There was also a general sense of 'sticking it to the man.' In thi= case, the man being wealthy =K lawmakers who wanted to stay a part of the EU. The former PM said 'I=m out then.' And May's pro-Brexit gov came into power. Since then, she's b=en having a hard time getting people to agree on what an exit plan should =ook like.

Spill the tea...

The main sticking point is Northern Ireland – which would be the only l=nd border between the EU and the UK. No one wants a hard border (think: ch=ckpoints) because there's a v=olent history around this (think: conflict that left more than 3,500 p=ople dead). But without one, it could become very difficult to control tra=e between the two. For weeks, May's been trying to sell people on a deal she made with the EU that=could keep UK and EU trade laws similar to each other to avoid this issue.=But a lot of people in the UK (and in her cabinet) weren't on board. So yesterday, she scrapped a vo=e on it, leaving the country in chaos mode. And the British pound yelling 'help us.'

So...what does everyone want then?

That's the problem. Pro-Brexit people are all about U= sovereignty – they don't want the EU to have a say on how they do=trade anymore. Anti-Brexit people want another chance at a deal with the E=. Pretty much no one can agree. All of this puts May in a no-win position.=/p>

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It's unclear what the next steps are here. May's going back to EU leaders to ta=k things out. But the EU has said the deal they came up with was their bes= and final offer. She needs to come up with something quick before Brexit =fficially kicks off in March.

REPEAT AFTER ME...

What to say when you're invited to an optional meeting=E2��

Decline. Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided not to =ear a case about Medicaid fun=ing for places like Planned Parenthood. Here's what it was about: Afte= an anti-abortion group relea=ed edited videos in 2015 that depicted Planned Parenthood officials ta=king about selling fetal tissue for profit, Kansas and Louisiana moved to =nd Medicaid funding for the org's affiliates. Note: abortion services aren=t normally allowed under Medicaid, so we're talking about things like canc=r screenings, birth control, etc. The orgs and patients sued – and=many lower courts were on their side. The states took it to the Supreme Co=rt. And now we're here. Six out of nine justices decided to pass on the ca=e, meaning lower court rulings stand. Planned Parenthood is calling this a=win. It is being seen as a move by Chief Justice John Roberts and other ju=tices (like Brett Kavanaugh) to avoid potentially controversial cases, at =east for now.

What to say when you can't find something on Google...

Question for you. Today, Google CEO Sundar Pichai is on the Hill to face questi=ns from lawmakers. Congress has long been wanting answers on things like G=ogle's privacy policies, =ts controversial China search=engine plans, and alleged=political bias. Earlier this year, it invited execs to join Facebook a=d Twitter and testify. Google RSVP'd 'no.' But those questions aren't going away. Now, Pichai is fin=lly taking the hot seat. Interesting timing, since yesterday it came out t=at Google+ (the social network you forgot you have an account for) had a s=curity issue that affected 52=5 million users. Google was going to shut it down in August of next ye=r. But it's moving that date on up.

=strong>PS: GV (formerly Google Ventures) is a minority investor i= theSkimm.

What to say when you hear there were protests at the UN climate talks in Poland�=80�

France knows the feeling. Yesterday, French President=Emmanuel Macron said he will raise the country's minimum wage and cut some taxes. ICYMI, protests st=rted weeks ago over a planned fuel tax hike to help fight climate change. =ast week, the gov scrapped that plan but people still showed up to protest=over the weekend and called for Macron to step down. Now, Macron is saying='I hear you.' His plan is for people earning minimum wage to get an extra =100 per month starting next year. And to get rid of taxes on overtime pay =nd planned hikes for some low-income pensioners. He's hoping this will sim=er down the recent violence.

What's making people say WTF…

This vid=o showing NYPD officers taking a woman's one-year-old son from her arm= as she was arrested in a food stamp office. She'd been waiting to get a v=ucher for daycare and sat on the floor because there were no seats availab=e. Police were called after she refused to leave and arrested her. The NYP= says it's investigating what happened.

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What to say when you need encouragement to be strong�=80�

Just rem=mber Roger.

What to say when someone says 'I heard about this festiv=l'…

Now there's a documentary about it.

PERSON TO KNOW

=acquees

The singer you've never heard of who claims he's "the=king of R&B right now." The Internet told him to sit down.

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